Tuesday, 11 May 2021

1920 Schneider Homecast catalogue

 Here is a link to a pdf of a catalogue by Schneider showing the range of homecasting moulds in the Twenties. Everything from toy soldiers to Nativity Scene figures and much more besides . Have a look and enjoy-

http://www.zinnfiguren-bleifiguren.com/Firmengeschichten/Schneider_Gebrueder/Schneider_Gebr_Katalog_ab%201920.pdf 

A hobby for everyone indeed. Look out for this splendid illustration and imagine...







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15 comments:

  1. Fitz-Badger11 May 2021 at 01:18

    With an air-fired cannon no less. That'll liven up a Nativity scene.

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    1. tradgardmastare11 May 2021 at 07:28

      Liven up anything I’d say. Wonder if H G Wells ever saw one? A lot tame I imagine than a Britains gun especially as they were in his day.

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  2. The Good Soldier Svjek11 May 2021 at 07:21

    Excellent find , some brilliant figures in this catalouge .

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  3. Phil Dutré11 May 2021 at 10:38

    I also have used that catalgue (or a similar scan) to identify old Schneiders. IIRC, there's a version with painted figures floating around somewhere as well.

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    1. tradgardmastare12 May 2021 at 07:06

      If you ever find the link Phil to the painted version please let me know.

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    2. Phil Dutré12 May 2021 at 09:55

      YOu can find a lot of Schneider-related documents here: https://www.zinnfiguren-klio.de/angebote-klio/downloads/

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    3. Phil Dutré12 May 2021 at 09:57

      The last link on that page has coloured versions of the Schneider figures, there's also a "mal-buch", an illustrated colour catalogue containing drawings of 'action scenes' with suggestions on how to paint the figures.

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    4. Phil Dutré12 May 2021 at 09:59

      The site and links are in German, but hey, any toy soldier afficionado worth his salt should at least be able to decipher German text, right? ;-)

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  4. Rob Dean11 May 2021 at 11:57

    I’m looking forward to warmer weather for an opportunity to take a bunch of Schneiders outside and try to cast them...

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    1. tradgardmastare12 May 2021 at 07:07

      I hope we see your efforts on your blog when the weather and time permit.

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  5. Brad DeSantis11 May 2021 at 12:09

    Thank you for sharing this catalogue with us Alan. It helped me to identify a few figures that I have as Schneider! I am surprised at how extensive their production was!

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    1. tradgardmastare12 May 2021 at 07:11

      Delighted it was helpful. I am impressed at the sheer variety of things you could homecast. What I would be interested in finding out was the price of moulds in the 1920s and how relatively expensive or inexpensive they were. I would like to find out something of their wider place in society and childhood. I fear I will need to learn to read German to do that, something I should have attempted long ago!

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com11 May 2021 at 16:59

    What a delight! Wouldn't my grandfather have loved to buy molds from the catalogue and help his grandson cast, paint and play with them? If only I'd been born 30 years soon and he'd had spare money!

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